Supra High-intensity Interval Training for Police Officers

Physical Fitness Clinical Trial

Official title:

Supra High-intensity Interval Training for Austin Police Officers

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04752436
• Other study ID #: 2019090050
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: December 1, 2020
• Est. completion date: July 1, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: September 2021
• Source: University of Texas at Austin
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Police work is extreme in terms of the physical activity and physical exertion spectrum as it is composed of a mixture of enforced sitting and sudden physical exertion. Police officers remain sitting for the majority of their working hours. In theory, regular physical activity exerts a number of health and fitness benefits that could act on most issues that police officers suffer from. Supra high-intensity interval training (supra HIIT) appears to be a perfect solution for police officers as the training modality can be accomplished in less than 5 minutes. The primary purpose of this proposal is to create and assess supra HIIT program that is suitable for police officers and then to assess feasibility of such exercise program in a small pilot study.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 27
• Est. completion date: July 1, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: July 1, 2021
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 65 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Police officers in the local Police Department who are capable of performing physical exercise

Exclusion Criteria:

• Being pregnant

• Having had a recent illness

• History of diabetes, heart disease, or other cardiovascular problems

• Recent surgery, orthopedic, or musculoskeletal injuries

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Physical Fitness

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Supra high intensity interval training
The exercise program will consist of eight 20-second all-out exercise bouts followed by 10 seconds of rest for a total of 4 minutes of total exercise duration. The intensity of exercise is all out. The exercise will be conducted 3 times a week for 8 weeks.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	University of Texas at Austin	Austin	Texas

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Texas at Austin

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Aerobic power	Aerobic fitness or maximal oxygen consumption will be evaluated during incremental treadmill exercise tests (1% grade increase per minute at individualized treadmill speed).	8 weeks